Los Angeles Los Padrinos Targeted (2023-2024 inspection cycle)

Initial Inspection Report 2023-2024 Biennial Inspection Cycle Date of Exit Briefing/Notice of Noncompliance: 8/12/2024 Inspection Type: Targeted County: Los Angeles Facility Name: Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall BSCC #: 7201 BSCC Type: Juvenile Hall Facility Representatives: Kim Binion, Superintendent, Steven Cuevas, Assistant Superintendent BSCC Field Representative: Lisa Southwell CAP Day 60 – Maximum Statutory CAP Due/Approval Date: 10/11/2024 Maximum Statutory Resolution Date: January 9, 2025 Current Items of Noncompliance Title 15. Section Description § 1321. Staffing. During our inspection, we reviewed daily facility reports and daily schedule from July 1-29, 2024, for a Each Juvenile Facility shall: cumulative total of 87 shifts. Seven (7) AM shifts and eight (8) EM shifts (17 % of shifts overall) did not meet (a) have an adequate number of the Department’s required minimum staffing. personnel sufficient to carry out the overall facility operation and its The continued lack of staffing continues to impact programming, to provide for safety and delivery of required services and compliance with security of youth and staff and meet additional regulations. Section 1321 requires adequate established standards and regulations. staffing for all operations, programming, activities and functions of the facility to occur and to ensure the safety (b) ensure that no required services shall and security of youth and staff. be denied because of insufficient numbers of staff on duty absent exigent The following areas of concern were noted while onsite circumstances. and confirm a lack of staff during the July 2024 visit: • Education Program: Youth continue to be late to class. During our review of documentation, we note that youth were late to class due to both LACOE (Teacher being late due to lack of facility keys to access facility gates) and Probation issues (movement, late breakfast, etc.). We noted some classes were held in the units due to lack of staff. 8/12/2024 Los Angeles County – Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall Page 2 • We noted instances where outdoor recreation (LME) has been cancelled or modified to indoor recreation due to lack of staff. • We noted some medical appointments had been cancelled or rescheduled due to lack of staff. • We noted during video review some instances in Unit Y1 where youth dined in their rooms. • Youth are being held in their rooms for long periods of time beyond what policy allows for after incidents (brief institutional operation) due to lack of staffing available to transport to the medical module or medical staffing not capable of seeing youth in medical module. • While conducting video review, we were unable to confirm the “constant visual” as required by Use of Force policy. According to policy, if youth are in their room awaiting transport to medical, staff should be standing outside the room. In cases where multiple youth were involved in an incident, we could not confirm that staff were conducting constant visuals.